sugar high

The high one gets after consuming large amounts of sugar. Also called a "sugar rush." Sugar highs cause twitchiness, spasms, and hyper excitability. Sugar highs do not last very long, and leave a person feeling drained afterwards.

I spent the week after Halloween in a continual sugar high.

by Stephanie M. October 26, 2003

bastie

Shortened form of bastard, meaning "a mean, disagreeable, or otherwise unpleasant person or animal, especially a rival or enemy." Plural form is "basties."

Those Hildebear basties in Phantasy Star Online are a pain to kill when you're only at level 1.

by Stephanie M. October 23, 2003

fair-weather friend

A friend who is only a friend when circumstances are pleasant or profitable. At the first sign of trouble, these capricious, disloyal friends will drop their relationship with you.

I had thought Ted would stand by me when I was accused of theft, but it turned out he was only a fair-weather friend.

by Stephanie M. October 25, 2003

J.R.R. Tolkien

Author of the classic fantasy novels Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. His full name is "John Ronald Reuel Tolkien." He was born in South Africa in 1892, but grew up in England, and died there in 1973. Aside from writing, he was a linguist and a professor of Old English at Oxford University.

Have you read these books by J.R.R. Tolkien?

by Stephanie M. October 14, 2003

bishounen

Literally means "pretty boy," as in an attractive member of the male gender. Also spelled "bishonen," and sometimes shortened to "bish" and "bishie/bishy." It is a Japanese word, adopted by female anime fans in the rest of the world to denote any male anime, manga, or video game character they happen to find good looking. Strictly speaking, "bishounen" should only refer to boys under age 20, since a "pretty man" would be "biseinen." However, most people prefer to use bishounen for men and boys of all ages, as it is so widely used.

Opinions on which males are bishounen and which are not vary according to personal tastes. The stereotypical bishounen generally has long hair, a slender, graceful figure, and lacks facial hair. Bishounen tend to appear androgynous or feminine. They are also likely to have certain personality traits, like sensitivity, secretiveness, moodiness, refinement, and a dark, tormented past.

This word is a noun, but is sometimes used as an adjective, as in the sentence "That guy is so bishounen." As an adjective, the word means "having or displaying the traits of a bishounen."

"You can tell Vincent is a bishounen because he's thin, he has long hair, and he's really angsty."

by Stephanie M. July 01, 2003

warm fuzzies

The warm, pleasant sensations one feels in the stomach and heart area when emotionally moved by an act of goodwill or love.

Watching children open presents on Christmas morning gives me the warm fuzzies.

by Stephanie M. December 28, 2003

Pixy Stix

Colored sugar powder sold by Willy Wonka in thin paper tubes. When ingested, it quickly produces an intense sugar high, and so is sometimes called "cocaine for kids."

I once ate 25 Pixy Stix in under a minute. My hands were still shaking an hour later.

by Stephanie M. December 29, 2003